Chapter 16 of The Brownie Scouts and Their Tree House is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Brownie Scouts and Their Tree House is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Captured Culprits Presently four boys swung into view on the trail. Batting at the bushes with their sticks and whistling gay tunes, they seemed in high good humor. “It’s those same boys who pelted Mrs. Myles with walnuts!” Jane whispered. Veve pinched her as a warning to remain silent.
Chapter 16 of The Brownie Scouts and Their Tree House is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base
From this reading “Batting at the bushes with their sticks and whistling gay tunes, they seemed in high good humor.”
plural of “culprit” — someone who perpetrates wrongdoing
From this reading “Captured Culprits Presently four boys swung into view on the trail.”
past form of “pelt” — cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
From this reading ““It’s those same boys who pelted Mrs. Myles with walnuts!””
sounding as if the nose were pinched
From this reading “Veve pinched her as a warning to remain silent.”
plural of “stick” — an implement consisting of a length of wood
From this reading “Batting at the bushes with their sticks and whistling gay tunes, they seemed in high good humor.”
plural of “tune” — a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading “Batting at the bushes with their sticks and whistling gay tunes, they seemed in high good humor.”
plural of “walnut” — nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell
From this reading ““It’s those same boys who pelted Mrs. Myles with walnuts!””
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading “Batting at the bushes with their sticks and whistling gay tunes, they seemed in high good humor.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Veve pinched her as a warning to remain silent.”
a cheerful and agreeable mood
In this reading “Batting at the bushes with their sticks and whistling gay tunes, they seemed in high good humor.”
In this reading “Captured Culprits Presently four boys swung into view on the trail.”
In this reading “Captured Culprits Presently four boys swung into view on the trail.”
In this reading “Captured Culprits Presently four boys swung into view on the trail.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Veve pinched her as a warning to remain silent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Batting at the bushes with their sticks and whistling gay tunes, they seemed in high good humor.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Veve pinched her as a warning to remain silent.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Batting at the bushes with their sticks and whistling gay tunes, they seemed in high good humor.
(baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base
From this reading Batting at the bushes with their sticks and whistling gay tunes, they seemed in high good humor.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Captured Culprits Presently four boys swung into view on the trail.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Batting at the bushes with their sticks and whistling gay tunes, they seemed in high good humor.
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading Captured Culprits Presently four boys swung into view on the trail.
plural of “culprit” — someone who perpetrates wrongdoing
From this reading Captured Culprits Presently four boys swung into view on the trail.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Captured Culprits Presently four boys swung into view on the trail.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Batting at the bushes with their sticks and whistling gay tunes, they seemed in high good humor.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Batting at the bushes with their sticks and whistling gay tunes, they seemed in high good humor.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Veve pinched her as a warning to remain silent.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Batting at the bushes with their sticks and whistling gay tunes, they seemed in high good humor.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading Batting at the bushes with their sticks and whistling gay tunes, they seemed in high good humor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Batting at the bushes with their sticks and whistling gay tunes, they seemed in high good humor.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Captured Culprits Presently four boys swung into view on the trail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s those same boys who pelted Mrs. Myles with walnuts!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jane whispered.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “It’s those same boys who pelted Mrs. Myles with walnuts!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s those same boys who pelted Mrs. Myles with walnuts!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Captured Culprits Presently four boys swung into view on the trail.
past form of “pelt” — cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
From this reading “It’s those same boys who pelted Mrs. Myles with walnuts!”
sounding as if the nose were pinched
From this reading Veve pinched her as a warning to remain silent.
in the near future
From this reading Captured Culprits Presently four boys swung into view on the trail.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Veve pinched her as a warning to remain silent.
Identical; not different.
From this reading “It’s those same boys who pelted Mrs. Myles with walnuts!”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Batting at the bushes with their sticks and whistling gay tunes, they seemed in high good humor.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Veve pinched her as a warning to remain silent.
plural of “stick” — an implement consisting of a length of wood
From this reading Batting at the bushes with their sticks and whistling gay tunes, they seemed in high good humor.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading Captured Culprits Presently four boys swung into view on the trail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captured Culprits Presently four boys swung into view on the trail.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Batting at the bushes with their sticks and whistling gay tunes, they seemed in high good humor.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Batting at the bushes with their sticks and whistling gay tunes, they seemed in high good humor.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “It’s those same boys who pelted Mrs. Myles with walnuts!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Veve pinched her as a warning to remain silent.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Captured Culprits Presently four boys swung into view on the trail.
plural of “tune” — a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading Batting at the bushes with their sticks and whistling gay tunes, they seemed in high good humor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Veve pinched her as a warning to remain silent.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Captured Culprits Presently four boys swung into view on the trail.
plural of “walnut” — nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell
From this reading “It’s those same boys who pelted Mrs. Myles with walnuts!”
a message informing of danger
From this reading Veve pinched her as a warning to remain silent.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Jane whispered.
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading Batting at the bushes with their sticks and whistling gay tunes, they seemed in high good humor.
which person or people
From this reading “It’s those same boys who pelted Mrs. Myles with walnuts!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Batting at the bushes with their sticks and whistling gay tunes, they seemed in high good humor.
Chapter 16 of The Brownie Scouts and Their Tree House by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 16 holds 133 sentences of The Brownie Scouts and Their Tree House, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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